English III Shakespeare Is Still Relevant Project DRAFT Rubric

(liberally borrowed from Cinema Veriteen Rubric, Spires, Hervey, Morris, & Stelpflug, 2010)

Prose Commentary	4	3	2	1
Clear Purpose	Establishes and maintains a clear focus throughout	Establishes and generally maintains a clear focus	Establishes a clear focus, but there are a few lapses in focus.	No clear purpose is discernable.
Cohesion and coherence of ideas	All examples/arguments clearly exhibit/support 21^st century relevancy.	Examples/arguments exhibit/support 21^st century relevancy.	Examples somewhat exhibit/support 21^st century relevancy.	Examples are random and do not exhibit or support 21^st century relevancy.
Mechanics/composition Skills	0-1 errors; complete sentences with a varied complexity; correct tenses and punctuation; good word order and a diverse word choice	2-3 errors; complete sentences with some complexity; mostly correct tenses and punctuation; good word order and choice	4-5 errors; complete sentences with little structural variety; frequent errors in tense and punctuation; word order questionable with little variety of word choice	6+ errors; weak sentence structure; many tense errors; poor word order and simplistic word choice
Source Citations	Source information collected and all documented in MLA format.	Source information collected and most documented in MLA format.	Source information collected but not documented in MLA format.	Very little or no source information was collected.
Multimedia Presentation	4	3	2	1
Image quality	Video and images are compelling and of high quality. Images clearly support content.	Video and images are of high quality. Images clearly support content.	Some video and images are of high quality. Some images clearly support content.	Video and images are not of high quality. Images do not support content.
Editing/Accuracy	The presentation contains no scripting errors and has seamless flow between different elements.	The presentation contains no scripting errors and has a smooth flow between different elements.	The presentation contains few scripting errors but does not have a smooth interface between different elements.	The presentation contains many scripting errors and has a rough distracting interface between different elements.
Audio (Music & Dialogue)	Consistency in presentation; clearly articulated narration; music is appropriate to presentation and perfectly fits tone of images	Consistency in presentation; clear narration; music fits tone of images	Some consistency in presentation; lapses in clarity of narration; music is evident	Breaking consistency; monotone style of presentation; inappropriate use of music
Creativity/Originality	Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.	Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	Uses other people’s ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.	Uses other people’s ideas, but does not give them credit.